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I have recently been sent two pieces of news of a bookish nature, and it seemed churlish of me not to share them.
(Phyllis Shand Allfrey, from the missing slate)
A while ago now, I wrote about The Orchid House by Jean Rhys's compatriot and friend Phyllis Shand Allfrey. This week Polly Pattullo, who is the publisher at Papillote Press, wrote to tell me that they have re-issued The Orchid House, and published a collection of her short stories It Falls into Place and a collection of her poetry. Now there is no excuse not to read her! Papillote Press specialises in the work of Dominican writers and their list is intriguing.
Fans of Elizabeth Goudge may not yet be aware that the Elizabeth Goudge Society website has been overhauled and updated. It looks great!
(Elizabeth Goudge, photograph by Bassano Ltd, 1934; London, National Portrait Gallery)
Now I am off to enjoy the weekend with a glass of wine and Variable Cloud (Carmen Martín Gaite, translated by Margaret Jull Costa). This is a novel which had lain about unread and unloved for twenty years and was almost taken to the charity bookshop when I had a small clear-out in August. But its time had come! And it is excellent.
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The Orchid House, by Phyllis Shand Allfrey
This is one of those books that I picked up almost purely because it was an old green Virago Modern Classic. I'd certainly never heard of the author before. Like Jean Rhys, with whom she became friends in London, Phyllis Shand Allfrey was born and grew up in Dominica, where she helped found the Dominica Labour Party and, after she retired from active politics, published a weekly newspaper, The Star. Her political career took up a lot of her energies as did, in her later life, the tragedy of her daughter's death, which precipitated a deep depression, and the almost total destruction of her home by Hurricane David. As a result, she only ever published one novel, The Orchid House, in 1953, although she had also published a number of short stories and poems and was preparing a second novel when she died in 1986. Her collected stories were published posthumously in 2004 as It Falls Into Place. Her political career was not altogether happy and in later life she regretted sacrificing her literary ambitions for it.
However, if you are to be remembered by only one novel, it might as well be as wonderful as The Orchid House. Three white Creole sisters, Stella, Joan and Natalie, grow up in a lush, magical Dominica between the two World Wars, loved and protected by their black nurse Lally. But upon reaching adulthood, all three leave the island and marry abroad. Now they return full of new ideas, each eager to help their father, a drug addict who was deeply traumatised by what he experienced in the trenches, and their childhood playmate Andrew, sick and probably dying from TB. Joan also has plans to encourage the island's black population to demand greater freedoms and better working conditions. How successful will the sisters be? How destructive will their good intentions prove?
(Martin Johnson Heade, Orchids, Passion Flowers and Hummingbirds, 1880, found here; more information about the artist can be found here; it is the image used on the cover of my edition of The Orchid House)
The novel is narrated by Lally, now elderly but incorrigibly nosy. When she can't be present to watch the sisters – for instance, when they go to visit Andrew – she obtains reports from friends and servants; when this is impossible, she imagines what has happened, she 'knows' what it was – and she presents us with all this information as if it were fact. Lally is resistant to change and wise to other people's resistance; she deplores her charges' ideas to improve life for the family and for the wider community, including for dispossessed blacks, whom she characterises as 'lazy' and somehow deserving their bad fortune. She is also dying of a tumour; one of three Dominican characters who have secret sicknesses. The island itself is depicted as bewitching and slightly unreal, a fantasy:
In Stella's sick dreams of home the island had been a vision so exquisite that she was now almost afraid to open her eyes wide, lest she might be undeceived and cast down, or lest confirmation would stab through her like a shock. Treading the black damp earth of the bridle-path, brushed by ferns and wild begonias, experiencing the fleet glimpse of a ramier flying from the forest floor through branches into the Prussian blue sky, it was impossible not to look and look and drink it in like one who had long been thirsty. It is more beautiful than a dream, for in dreams you cannot smell this divine spiciness, you can't stand in a mist of aromatic warmth and stare through jungle twigs to a spread of distant town, so distant that people seem to have no significance; you cannot drown your eyes in a cobalt sea, a sea with the blinding gold of the sun for a boundary!
But its beauty disguises terrible poverty and social injustice. There is also a sense that a surface morality disguises other less palatable truths, including obeah, a murder and attempted poisoning. People hide what they mean, and deceive even themselves about what exactly they want and what the consequences might be.
Shand Allfrey captures a moment in history just before change began to occur, when the old order was to fade away and die and a new one replace it. What that order will be is still unclear in the novel, which shows power as is still very much in the hands of the male, white Creoles even if – with the exception of the priests – they are enfeebled and ineffective. She describes the frustrations of those who strive for change but are powerless to effect it. But it isn't the politics which make this book so special. It's the world that Shand Allfrey paints in its loveliness and decay, the flawed yet charming characters and their love for one another, the elegant prose. You can read one of her short stories, 'O Stay and Hear', online here at the Caribbean Review of Books.
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Lac Damville är en sjö i Kanada.   Den ligger i regionen Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean och provinsen Québec, i den östra delen av landet,  km norr om huvudstaden Ottawa. Lac Damville ligger  meter över havet. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km nordost om Lac Damville.

I omgivningarna runt Lac Damville växer i huvudsak blandskog. Trakten runt Lac Damville är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer.  Trakten ingår i den boreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är september, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är februari, med  mm nederbörd.

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U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered flags at the White House and all federal buildings to be lowered to half-staff "as a mark to respect the memory of" former first lady Nancy Reagan.
The steadfast partner of the 40th U.S. president, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan died Sunday of congestive heart failure at the age of 94.
She will be buried beside her husband at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Tuesday.
A White House statement issued Monday said Obama called for flags to remain at half-staff at federal government buildings, military posts, U.S. naval vessels and diplomatic missions until sunset on the day she is buried.
Obama said he and first lady Michelle Obama met Nancy Reagan once, after he took office in 2009, and that she could not have been more charming and gracious to the new White House occupants.
On Sunday, the Obamas said in a joint statement that Nancy Reagan "redefined the role" of first lady during her tenure.
Born Anne Frances Robbins, she was given the name Nancy by her mother. Having caught the acting bug from her mother, young Nancy pursued the profession in New York and Hollywood, where she met fellow actor Ronald Reagan.
The couple married in 1952.
The former Nancy Davis made 11 films in all, her last one coming in 1956: Hellcats of the Navy, co-starring her husband.
Ronald Reagan was governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Following a failed presidential bid in 1976, he subsequently won back-to-back elections in the 1980's.
As first lady, Nancy Reagan spearheaded the "Just Say No" campaign against substance abuse, carving a space for herself in the national movement to combat recreational drugs.
A regular presence by her husband's side, Nancy Reagan also was sharply criticized for extravagant spending at the White House at a time of high unemployment in the United States.
By all accounts, the couple remained close until the former president died in 2004 after a decade of living with Alzheimer's disease.
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A: If pos.x is really int and S32 is a signed int type, then your static analyser is broken.
Implicit type conversion to a wider type of the same signedness is allowed by rule 10.1. If pos.x is int, then the types in the expression is int + int. The result is an int, which is always signed. This is then implicitly converted to a 32-bit signed int, which is fine.

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*If the size of int is 32 bits then there is no problem.

*If the size of int is greater that 32 bits then the problem is that there is an implicit conversion to a narrower type.

*If the size of int is less that 32 bits then the problem is that the right hand side of the assignment is a complex expression and its result is implicitly converted to a wider type.

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By Ramsin Khachi and Riyan Bajric Auto & Tech March 12, 2020
Reviews from the Road: The 2020 BMW X6 M50i
The iconic M series road car from BMW was birthed in 1980, and from that point forward, the series has become a symbol for quality high performance vehicles. In 2007, BMW launched the first x6, allowing consumers to experience the BMW quality and performance in a more comfortable and practical package. Fast forward thirteen years to the unveiling of the 3rd generation 2020 X6 M50i and let me tell you: if the X6 was Bruce Banner, then without a doubt, the newest creation from the German superpower is the Hulk.
The exterior design is smooth but extremely aggressive, and still in keeping with the same regal look and soul of previous X6s. The front somewhat resembles the other X models, yet the grille, spoiler, and vents have been sharpened and enhanced in order to signify the lofty performance. The large, signature kidney-shaped grille sits front and centre and can also be illuminated, delicately lighting up along with the daytime running lights. My tester also had active air slats that close when not needed and maintained a nice polished look to the façade, which I really liked. The Laserlight LED headlights naturally flank the grille and tie in gracefully to the fenders. I genuinely love the overall styling and feel that this X6's ability to make a statement, at first glance, is undeniable.
As your eyes lead up from the fascia and over the muscular front hood, you notice just how breathtaking the design of the exterior is; the roofline is cut in the style of a Grande Coupe, extending from the front and curving down stylishly to the elongated rear glass and tailgate. The tailgate's curvature fits the overall size to a tee, perfectly accentuating the wide rear fenders and the L-shaped LED taillights, another design feature I really liked. According to BMW, all this styling is purposeful and offers better downforce and aerodynamics. The dimensions of this X6 have grown slightly, by 26mm in length, 15mm in width, and 42mm in the wheelbase, making the stance all the grander and more animalistic. Reduce the height by 6mm for an improved lower centre of gravity, add active M Suspension, 22-inch wheels, massive rotors, and eye-popping blue M sport brake calipers, and you have a "Sport Activity Vehicle" that has astonishing handling, agility, and stopping power.
On approach, the Comfort Access feature unlocks the car when the driver is within 5 feet, and you're presented with a surprisingly large and graphic Welcome Light Carpet that not only makes a bold statement but also helps illuminate your surroundings and provides safer entry. The locks engage once you exit a 10-foot perimeter, a luxurious touch that eliminates the fumbling search for a key fob. I must admit, this took some getting used to. Getting in is a smooth affair; the X6 is equipped with soft close doors—no slamming required.
Once inside, it's easy to notice that the interior is finished with impeccable quality and attention to detail, all the while coddling you in glove-like comfort. The interior of my tester was adorned with black Merino leather with a unique hand-crafted cross-stitching pattern, ornate carbon fibre trim, a beautiful anthracite Alcantara roof liner, and a Walknappa leather dashboard. The extremely comfortable seats are heated and cooled and capable of massaging your entire back, although not something I used often. Like your steering wheel heated? There's a specific button cleverly paced at the top of the bottom spoke of the steering wheel. I just love smart and sensible design. If keeping your hands warm is not enough, how about heated arm rests to keep the rest of your arms warm on those cold mornings. And if a refreshment (hot or cold) is part of your drive, then activate the heated/cooled cup holders to maintain the temperature for you.
The centre console is gorgeous with the M Sport crystal shift knob being the first to draw your attention. It's beautifully crafted and matches the futuristic aesthetic provided by the 6-colour ambient lighting that is integrated along the Sky Lounge Panoramic Sunroof. It sets the perfect mood with a light design made up of more than 15,000 light elements.
The design of the dashboard is masterful; it feels organized so that responsible use while driving is as effortless as possible. The centre console integrates nicely into the dash and the fact that the 12.3" centre display doesn't sit annoyingly high above the dash as it does with some other vehicles is a delicious choice of design. The climate system is well designed with small but very effective LCD screens for effortless control, and they take up very little real estate. The dash is very driver centric and nicely ties into the large, sturdy design of the door handles.
The BMW iDrive 7 interface provides easy control of menus on the screen with a combination of haptic controls, tablet-like touch interface, a new and improved voice control, and a futuristic gesture control which allows the driver to change radio stations, answer phone calls, and adjust volume of entertainment by simply waving their hand at the display using preset motions. A comprehensive and impressive heads up display projects crisp graphics showing your speed, the posted limit, telephone and entertainment lists, navigation map and directional prompts, and other control messages, status, and warning indicators. Other features of the "Driving Assistant Professional" that impressed me included Adaptive Cruise with stop and go, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Auto Lane Change Capability, Frontal Collision Warning, Evasion Assist, Cross Traffic Alert, Traffic Jam Assistant, and more. All designed to deliver comfort and safety and to relieve strain in monotonous situations like stop and go traffic.
The backup assistant is well designed and provides up to 50 metres of assisted reversing. The surround view camera offers an unbelievable birds eye view and makes fitting into tight parking spots a breeze. In addition, an optional drive recorder uses the front and rear cameras to record up to 40 seconds of footage that can be viewed on the central display or extracted via the USB port. There are so many advanced features in this X6 that it would take two articles to cover. BMW is simply setting the bar extremely high when it comes to pairing luxury with innovation and performance.
This M50i is equipped with an immensely potent version of BMW's 4.4 litre, 8-cylinder, twin power turbocharged engine, delivering a grand 523 horsepower. The powerband comes on gracefully but forcefully, and the tones that bellow out of this gentle monster are throaty and luxurious. There is, however, that controversial feature that amplifies the exhaust tones through the Harman Kardon Surround Sound Audio System with its powerful 464-watt amplifier, which I think simply enhances the driver's experience while avoiding having a falling out with your neighbours over your obnoxiously noisy sports car. With all that power and noise, this M50i accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in just 4.3 chilling seconds. The 8-speed Sport Steptronic Transmission is smooth and incredibly quick when shifting. It works seamlessly with the intelligent all-wheel drive system to deliver impressive traction and agility. Now how about this for exclusivity; this X6 also combines information from the navigation system along with the Active Cruise Control's radar to shift proactively and select the proper gear for any upcoming road changes and road conditions. The optional 2-axle air suspension system automatically self-levels each individual wheel during operation, which maintains the balance of the car even if it has an uneven load in its cabin. The height can also be manually adjusted by choosing between 5 different modes. It can be raised up to 40mm above standard height for off road driving or lowered by 40mm for loading and unloading.
With over 445,000 X6s sold over the last decade since its inception, BMW continues to improve its line of Sport Activity Coupes to the point of mastery. Simply put, the X6 M50i is a beast with heaps of performance and innovation. At the same time, it can be quite the gentleman on the road, flawlessly meshing practicality with a joyous and exciting driving experience. Frankly, I could never have enough time to test this vehicle because it is such a pleasure to drive.
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In the media, Ramsin shares his wisdom on various platforms such as the Marilyn Denis Show on CTV, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and various lifestyle magazines as well as his own online luxury magazine. Known for his vivacious personality and distinctive style, he educates on topics such as design trends, innovative products, and the latest in techie gadgets.
From real estate sales, commercial design, and construction to building custom homes, Ramsin's experience has turned his once small, one-man construction company into a full service Design/Build firm. A leader in his field, Ramsin's unparalleled integrity for quality and his knowledge of construction and innovation integration has made him a prominent member of the design community and a trusted influencer in design and lifestyle trends. In addition to his media appearances, Ramsin frequently lectures at public forums and to professional organizations and is a brand advocate to select partners.
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Ramsin Khachi is a designer, writer, and media personality. In the media, Ramsin shares his wisdom on various platforms such as the Marilyn Denis Show on CTV, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and various lifestyle magazines as well as his own online luxury magazine. Known for his vivacious personality and distinctive style, he educates on topics such as design trends, innovative products, and the latest in techie gadgets. From real estate sales, commercial design, and construction to building custom homes, Ramsin's experience has turned his once small, one-man construction company into a full service Design/Build firm. A leader in his field, Ramsin's unparalleled integrity for quality and his knowledge of construction and innovation integration has made him a prominent member of the design community and a trusted influencer in design and lifestyle trends. In addition to his media appearances, Ramsin frequently lectures at public forums and to professional organizations and is a brand advocate to select partners.
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The Never-Ending Shenanigans of Elon Musk
Whether private or public, Tesla will have to contend with its main distraction: its CEO.
By Felix Salmon
Aug 13, 201811:36 AM
Elon Musk attends the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition in Hawthorne, California on July 22, 2018. ROBYN BECK/Getty Images
So, it was the Saudis after all.
After a week of speculation about who would provide the many billions of dollars to take Tesla private, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a Monday morning blog post that the managing director of "the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund" has "strongly expressed his support for funding a going private transaction for Tesla at this time."
The post is Musk's way of signaling to the SEC that he was not guilty of market manipulation when he tweeted on Tuesday that he had "secured" funding for taking Tesla private at $420 per share. As such, it's a reasonably good defense, which would probably stand up before a jury.
It's not an ironclad defense, however. For one thing, Musk says that "obviously, the Saudi sovereign fund has more than enough capital needed to execute on such a transaction." This might be obvious to him, but isn't really obvious to the rest of us, since Musk doesn't specifically identify the source of the funding. By all accounts it's Saudi Arabia's $250 billion Public Investment Fund (PIF), but it's not clear how much money the PIF has, or could raise, if it wanted to make an eleven-digit investment in Tesla.
This is a crucial thing to know, because Musk seems to be operating on two assumptions about any going-private transaction, both of which are highly questionable.
The first is that roughly two-thirds of Tesla's current shareholders would choose to remain shareholders in the private company, thereby slashing the amount of new money that any such transaction would require. Is there any reason to believe that Tesla's largest shareholders would want to give up all the liquidity and disclosure and SEC protection they currently enjoy, just because Elon Musk would prefer to be running a private company rather than a public one? Ever the optimist, Musk thinks he can make the sale. But in the hard-nosed world of professional investment management, it's hard to see a lot of enthusiasm for the idea.
Musk's second assumption is that so long as the shareholders are broadly the same and he doesn't change the board of directors too much, this transaction would not count as a "change of control" as far as Tesla's bonds are concerned. This is key: If going private is a change of control, then Tesla would have to buy its bonds back at 101 cents on the dollar, and would therefore need many more billions in funding.
The most likely outcome, then, is still that Tesla remains a public company—that after "considering" going private, and talking to big shareholders, Musk will ultimately decide not to make a bid. So long as he can make the case that he pursued the possibility in good faith, which is what Monday's announcement is trying to provide evidence of, he would probably avoid much more than a slap on the wrist from the SEC.
Still, whenever Elon Musk is involved, anything is possible. Maybe the Saudis will be able to come up with so much cash that the going-private transaction actually happens. Or maybe the whole Saudi claim falls apart, and Musk will end up facing criminal charges.
In the meantime, all of the talk about Tesla's structure and governance is going to consume an enormous amount of Musk's time. This is the mother of all distractions. Which is ironic, given that his stated reason for going private in the first place is to avoid the distractions involved in being a public company. But the fact is that Musk is the distraction. And whatever happens with the going-private deal, he will continue to suck up an inordinate proportion of the market's attention. He wouldn't have it any other way.
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IIT Kanpur may release JEE Advanced 2018 exam pattern. JEE Advance Exam consist of 2 papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both the papers are conducted on the same day. Both Paper I and Paper II will have questions from 3 sections.


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Urethane Injection for the purpose of water stoppage is effective at floors, walls, and as positive side grouting of elevator pits. The concrete surface is drilled and mechanical packards are inserted. A plural component pump is used to inject urethane grout through the packards. Packards are then removed and holes sealed with a hydraulic cement, thus creating a barrier against water intrusion.Consel, Inc. personnel are trained in handling these specialized products. The products and procedures are both environmentally safe.


One of our favorite trips is our Central Andes Alpine Climbs, a fun, shorter duration 10-day trip on which we climb three classic high altitude peaks in the heart of the Chilean Central Andes.
This trip is perfect for those who want to gain mountaineering skills and high altitude experience, prefer a shorter trip, or just wish to acclimatize to the Andes. Beginners and experienced climbers alike will enjoy these climbs. Each peak has an easy/moderate route on easy snow, and a challenging technical variation, to the summit.
Mules will carry our gear to each Base Camp, and to High Camp on El Plomo. We will carry our own loads to High Camp on La Paloma, but will be able to climb with a daypack on the rest of all 3 peaks.
We begin our trip by climbing La Paloma (16,269′) and El Altar (17,610′), two fantastic peaks only a day away from the city of Santiago. At the base, we will be in the presence of magnificent hanging glaciers, surrounding glacial peaks, and the technical South Face of El Altar.
After 4 days of climbing we will return to Santiago to rest and recover, departing again the next morning for our 3rd and final objective, El Plomo, (18,018′). El Plomo is to Santiago what Mt Rainier is to Seattle, a symbol which rises an impressive 17,000′ over the city. Surrounded by glaciers, El Plomo is the most attractive peak in the Central Andes close to Santiago.
We begin with a short hike to Piedra Numerada, where mules carry our gear. Then we move to our High Camp at 13,800′ at the base of El Plomo's hanging glacier. This glacier offers both a fantastic 12-pitch route on moderate ice, as well as an easy trail to the right, the "Normal Route". On the way to the summit we will see an ancient mummy sanctuary built by the Incas centuries ago. From the summit is one of the most magnificent views of the Chilean Central Andes, encompassed by 20,000′ peaks, including Aconcagua, Juncal, Tupungato, and many more.


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AMD could see its processor sales take off again with the arrival of this series of non-X Ryzen 7000 processors. They have many advantages, starting with a reduced power consumption compared to their big brothers 7000X. Of course, the performance is lower because of the lower frequencies, but thanks to their identical characteristics in terms of cores/threads and overclocking, it is quite possible to achieve performance close to that of the X version while having bought the processor for a more affordable price! One thing is for sure, we'll be talking about these processors and particularly the Ryzen 5 7600 in the weeks to come.
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We prefer the 65W processor's low power requirements and thermal output far better; performance wise the 65W parts hold up well. Interestingly enough, the 12-core parts are a preferred buy by consumers, as that is what we hear back from the industry. 12-core parts outsold the 8-core part. Purely looking at what your average PC user needs, the 8-core part is fine, but for that little extra and at 36 USD per core the 12-core part can offer substantial value.
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Adding 65W Ryzen CPU SKUs, AMD has furthered the availability and reach of it new AM5 platform.
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I like the Ryzen 9 7900, but I feel the asking price for the chip is slightly steep. That is roughly equal to Core i7-13700K pricing, but Intel has the faster product stock versus stock. So, unless you strongly value the lower power operation, better thermals, and included cooler, the Ryzen 9 7900 seems a little expensive for its given performance level. With that said, AMD's new Ryzen 9 does give the Core i7-13700K a stellar run for its money when operating Precision Boost Overdrive or leveraging AMD's superb out-of-the-box power efficiency.
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The Ryzen 9 7900, in particular, only loses 10% of full performance compared to the 7900X, but has a lower price and includes a Wraith Prism cooler in the box. Although real-time pricing may not reflect the full financial savings, the overall value of the Ryzen 9 7900 is hard to argue with. It offers impressive performance and is versatile enough to be used in small-form-factor systems and overclocked in powerhouse PCs.
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Overall, AMD and the Ryzen 9 7900 ($429), Ryzen 7 7700 ($329), and Ryzen 5 7600 ($229) all represent different propositions to users looking for a solid low-powered desktop processor to build a system with. They also represent different levels within the market, including the entry-level with the Ryzen 5 7600, the mid-range with the Ryzen 7 7700, and the middle to high-end of the market with the Ryzen 9 7900.


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Q: Problem creating ODBC connection to SQL Server 2008 with Vista Well, I'm trying to get a database schema thing working, first I tried just doing it in Linux where I'm more comfortable, but ODBC seems to be a hack there and I couldn't get it to work. So I figured it shouldn't be too hard in Windows..
Ok, so I created a SQL Server Client Alias so that I can simply same windowsserver to refer to my SQL server.
Then, I went to the ODBC configuration in Control Panel. I clicked Add in the User DSN section. I chose Native SQL Server (10), and then clicked next. Then I typed a short name and a description and gave the servername as windowsserver/SQLEXPRESS
Then, I click next, give it my user name and password and click next. Then, after like 2 minutes it says "Login Timeout Expired"
What can be wrong here? I know the server is configured cause I have SQL Server Management Studio opened up with that server in it.
I'm also just trying to connect over regular TCP/IP and my firewall is disabled.

A: You say you are trying to connect over TCP/IP, however using the server windowsserver/SQLEXPRESS will use the default Named Pipe transport.  You have two options:

*

*Really use TCP/IP.  Specify the server in the form of \\windowsserver\SQLEXPRESS which should tell the driver to use the Network Transport.

*Enable the Named Pipe transport.  You can do this by going to Start->Programs->MS SQL Server 2008->Configuration Tools->SQL Server Configuration Manager.  Then under the SQL Native Client Configuration option make sure the Named Pipes is enabled.

A: Turns out that sometime between me testing the connection and setting up the ODBC connection, the server stopped responding. After restarting the server it all worked.


I'm reminded now and again of this book, which describes crowds, audiences, tribes, mobs, assemblies, riots, gangs, and all manner of aggregations of people in the kind of prose that's now a rarity. For those of us in social media interested in the many ways in which our technologies assemble audiences, this Canetti offers serious insights.
He details differences between mobs awaiting, crowds gathering, audiences listening, mobs erupting, riots exploding, queues queueing, and so on… To Canetti, each social assembly captures not only a different force, but embodies (literally!) different affects. They are oriented to an other, or huddled in self-defense. They anticipate in patience, in frustration, or in awe. They worship or hound, condense or flee. They surround a leader, pursue him, or depose him in masses gathered in the public square.
Our media don't do quite the same things, of course, but there are similarities and inspirations aplenty here.
And to go with it, perhaps, the film Grass, a 1925 documentary (intertitled but no voice over — just music) about Bakhtiari tribes gathering their herds for an annual migration to grasslands. Have you ever seen livestock herded downriver by swimmers?
Grass review, from imdb.com : Fantastic documentary of 1924. This early 20th century geography of today's Iraq was powerful. Watch this and tell me if Cecil B. DeMille didn't take notes before making his The Ten Commandments. Merian C. Cooper, the photographer, later created Cinerama, an idea that probably hatched while filming the remarkable landscapes in this film. Fans of Werner Herzog will find this film to be a treasure, with heartbreaking tales of struggle, complimented by the land around them, never has the human capacity to endure been so evident. The fact that this was made when it was shows not only the will of the subjects, but of the filmmakers themselves.


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Q: Querying private database in swift for user details I'm trying to save and store the user's data, then retrieve it and check for a value, pushing the corresponding view controller.
However, despite only having 4 user records in my cloudkit dashboard, i'm getting 33 results, forcing me to change my code and preventing it from working.
This was my original code:
    let container = CKContainer.defaultContainer()
    let privateDB = container.privateCloudDatabase
    let resultPredicate = NSPredicate(format: "TRUEPREDICATE")
    let query = CKQuery(recordType: "UserData", predicate: resultPredicate)
    query.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "MODIFIED", ascending: false)]

    privateDB.performQuery(query, inZoneWithID: nil) { (results, error) -> Void in

        if error != nil {
            print("\(error)")
        }
        else{

       for record in results! {

                self.weight = record["weight"] as? Int
                self.height = record["height"] as? Int
                self.age = record["age"] as? Int
                self.gender = record["genderFemale"] as? Int

                if self.weight == nil {
                    print("push weightVC")
                    let weightVC = WeightViewController()
                    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(weightVC, animated: false)
                }

                else if self.height == nil {
                    print("push heightVC")
                    let heightVC = HeightViewController()
                    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(heightVC, animated: false)
                }

                else if self.age == nil {
                    print("push ageVC")
                    let ageVC = DOBViewController()
                    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(ageVC, animated: false)
                }

                else if self.gender == nil{
                    print("push genderVC")
                    let genderVC = GenderViewController()
                    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(genderVC, animated: false)
                }
                else{
                    let planVC = PlanOriginViewController()
                    self.navigationController?.pushViewController(planVC, animated: false)
                }

I was forced to change it to this:
      privateDB.performQuery(query, inZoneWithID: nil) { (results, error) -> Void in

        if error != nil {
            print("\(error)")
        }
        else{

            print("\(results?.count)")

            for record in results! {

                self.weight = record["weight"] as? Int
                self.height = record["height"] as? Int
                self.age = record["age"] as? Int
                self.gender = record["genderFemale"] as? Int

                self.arrayOfUserData?.addObject(record)
                print("record added")
            }

        }
    }

    print(arrayOfUserData)

    if arrayOfUserData != nil{
    let ckRecord = arrayOfUserData![0]

    self.weight = ckRecord["weight"] as? Int
    self.height = ckRecord["height"] as? Int
    self.age = ckRecord["age"] as? Int
    self.gender = ckRecord["genderFemale"] as? Int

    if self.weight == nil {
        print("push weightVC")
        let weightVC = WeightViewController()
        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(weightVC, animated: false)
    }

    else if self.height == nil {
        print("push heightVC")
        let heightVC = HeightViewController()
        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(heightVC, animated: false)
    }

    else if self.age == nil {
        print("push ageVC")
        let ageVC = DOBViewController()
        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(ageVC, animated: false)
    }

    else if self.gender == nil{
        print("push genderVC")
        let genderVC = GenderViewController()
        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(genderVC, animated: false)
    }
    else{
        let planVC = PlanOriginViewController()
        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(planVC, animated: false)
    }

    } else {

    }

However, this doesn't work as well. XCode is skipping over the privateDB query block and going straight to the line print(arrayOfUserData), before returning to the privateDB query.
Thanks!

A: You issue is that you are assuming that your file is single threaded. What you want it to evaluate What fields are not filled in once you have received a results from the database query. What you need is a completion block. This lets you query the data base and then evaluate the results after. I would do something around these lines.
first add a completion handler that gives you a user object back. I assume you have a user defined should look something like this
struct User{
     weight:Int
     height:Int
     age:Int
     gender:Sting
 }

add your completion handler in your Query Method.
privateDB.performQuery(query, inZoneWithID: nil, completion:([User])) { (results, error) -> Void in

   let resutltData = results.value as [String:AnyObject] ?? [:]
       let users : [User] = resutltData.flatMap { record in
            let weight = record["weight"] as? Int ?? ""
            let height = record["height"] as? Int ?? ""
            let age = record["age"] as? Int ?? ""
            let gender = record["gender"] as? String ?? ""
       }
       completion(user)
}

now when you call  privateDB.performQuery you should save it in a variable and preform your checks there. Something like this:
func ProcessUsers(){
    let users = privateDB.performQuery(query, inZoneWithID: nil, completion:{ (User) in
    self.user = User
    switch user{
        case .weight:
            if .weight == "" {
                print("push weightVC")
                let weightVC = WeightViewController()
                self.navigationController?.pushViewController(weightVC, animated: false) } else {
                  fallthrough
               }

        case .height:
            if .height == "" {
                print("push heightVC")
                let heightVC = heightViewController()
                self.navigationController?.pushViewController(heightVC, animated: false) } else {
                  fallthrough
               }
        case .age:
            if .age == "" {
                print("push ageVC")
                let ageVC = ageViewController()
                self.navigationController?.pushViewController(ageVC, animated: false) } else {
                  fallthrough
               }
        case .gender:
            if .gender == "" {
                print("push genderVC")
                let genderVC = genderViewController()
                self.navigationController?.pushViewController(genderVC, animated: false) } else {
                  fallthrough
               }

Let me know if you have any more questions about this. I hope it helps.


A sure way to send a message in a bottle.
In the summer of 2017, Waternet launched the revised Vaarwater-App, something every boat owner should know. That's why communication agency Living the Brand asked for our assistance for a target group campaign. The goal? The get the revised App downloaded by as many people as possible.
The target group of the Vaarwater-App can be found mainly, and not surprisingly, on the water. Together with Waternet we worked out a campaign: "awesome impact on the water". For this campaign we made twelve inflatable bottles, which could be placed on the water as if they were a message in a bottle. The design was developed in collaboration with Living the Brand.
To get the maximum reach for this campaign, we chose a guerrilla marketing technique. That's why we designed the inflatables in such a way that Waternet was able to place the bottles easily and quickly during their marketing actions. In addition to a few fixed locations, the bottles could also be seen floating around on temporary locations.
"Be well prepared when getting on board" was what the letter in the bottle said. The text was printed in bold letters and at both sides of the banner, so the skippers could read the message from the port side as well as from the starboard side. Ahoy!
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Q: OpenCart отобразить данные после заказа В общем, после заказа, попадаю на страницу index.php?route=checkout/success, где показывается сообщение "ваш заказ №3113" сформирован, бла-бла-бла.
Мне в этом сообщения нужно вывести "Имя заказчика" и "Email заказчика", мол "name" вам отправлено письмо на ваш "email". Как это можно сделать?

A: Если покупатель оформляет заказ без регистрации, кака гость то эти данные хранятся в сессии
$this->session->data['guest'];

Но имейте ввиду что перед выводом страницы success сессия $this->session->data['guest'] очищается. Чтобы это исправить нужно удалить эту строку в контроллере success.php
unset($this->session->data['guest']);

или изменить условие очищения сессии.
Если с регистрацией, то там сложнее, будет интересно, расскажу.


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'Mary Poppins Returns' star Emily Blunt says "most people cry when they see this film"
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Emily Blunt channels the beloved British nanny Mary Poppins in the highly-anticipated movie, Mary Poppins Returns.
Blunt, who's already been nominated for a Golden Globe and two SAG awards for the film, was director Rob Marshall's first and only choice to take on the role. But the actress said she didn't go back and re-watch the original starring Julie Andrews.
"Julie Andrews is so beautifully brilliant in that first one and I didn't want to sort of be intimidated by it and by what she did," Blunt said Monday on Good Morning America. "And so I just decided to read the books — she's quite different in the books so I just took it from there."
While filming, Blunt got to work with the legendary Dick Van Dyke, who appeared in the 1964 Mary Poppins movie with Andrews.
"He's got more energy than anybody in this room and when he got up on that desk and started tap dancing I thought, 'This is it. If I die today I will have seen the best thing in my life,'" Blunt said of the 93-year-old actor. She added, "He's still got it. He's amazing."
Blunt also says her husband, John Krasinski, got a little emotional while watching the film, but that's not an uncommon occurrence for a movie like this.
"Most people cry when they see this film — even my most cynical of friends," she said. "My dad too. My dad, truly it was a memory I will have on my deathbed because he doesn't cry and he was overcome. He just was beetroot red from trying not to cry when he saw me."
Mary Poppins Returns is in theaters on Wednesday from Disney, the parent company of ABC News.


Ah, thanks. I guess I need to read more carefully.
I am using Mozilla Suite email client with Pubbox.net. My ISP is blocking port 25 but allowing port 26. Other SMTPs I am using work fine, but I have a problem with your service. Could you post some instructions of how to set it correctly?
For those out there whose ISP's block Port 25.
SMTP SSL Port 465 now works.
I can't get SMTP SSL Port 465 to work in Apple's Mail.app. Any ideas?
How do you do the ham / spam learn or teach thing?
Amongst your list of folders you will see one call 'ham-learn' and one called 'spam-learn'.
Copy the non-spam (ham) into ham-learn and the spam into 'spam-learn'.
It seems that the 'ham' one returns the originals to the inbox once digested but safest to 'play' with copies till you're comfortable with how it behaves.
Move to the "ham" only the false positive - those that were flagged SPAM that are NOT spam.
Details of Pubbox spam process is here including the information that the ham-train folder returns e-mails to the Inbox whereas that in spam-train is deleted.
Move to "ham" as much as you can. (Of course, each email only once.) This is to prevent false positives, not just to react on them. Well, of course, once you really have one it should go there, too... But this is VERY UNLIKELY.
PUBBOX, what is your criteria of increasing the 100MB space to 1000MB? Is it storage, bandwidth, time used, frequency?
Another point - your site is dark blue, hard on the eyes. Would you consider changing the background color to something a little lighter?
The training of the spam filter has to make sense. This sensefullness will be determined by checking the behaviour of the spam-filter you accomplished so far. If it does say "ham", against known ham messages, spam vice versa and generates 0 false positives, you are TRUSTED.
Thus, checking your emails twice a day, but never getting an email will not bring you to this level. But in that case you obviously don't need 1G.
Look like pubbox.net is down. I tried to access the URL. Nothinghappens.
The site may be down, but the IMAP/SMTP works.
It's about 2PM Eastern time (about an hour after your above post) and I'm unable to open the main pubbox.net page. Since it's not currently convenient for me to use IMAP, it's a little difficult for me to be a "regular" user of the service at the moment.


Upon arrival turn into the drive, first building on the right is the main clubhouse. There is a board out front listing cabin assignments.
Your host's name will appear to the right of the cabin number you are assigned. Please note, all cabins have an A section and a B section, cabin 2 has a C section.
Park in front of your assigned cabin. We suggest you back in for easier unloading. If your host is not on the front porch (having a cool one), knock on the door to see if he has arrived. If not, unload your gear into the cabin, knowing first-come has first choice of bed. Then it is suggested that you park your vehicle beside the cabin or in back of the cabin, which allows those sitting on your porch a view of St. Charles Bay.
Feel free to walk around the premises - members' boats are housed in the last structure at the rear of the property.
Directly behind cabins 1 and 2 is the members' locker room.
The main club house/dinning room is where you found your cabin assignment. In the clubhouse you will find a television set, bar area, children's television room and the dining room with the kitchen in the rear. You should be aware your host is required to sign in listing his guests and during hunting season provide guest(s) hunting license number(s). Additionally, you will be required to sign a waiver form. This form may be printed from this site, completed, and brought with you. Click here to download the Waiver Form.
Feel free to look at the picture collages surrounding the dining hall. I am sure you will find your host, and if you have visited previously, maybe your picture as well. Once your host arrives, he can answer more detailed questions concerning his plans for your stay.
Lunch is served at 12:30 pm during hunting season and at 1:00 pm throughout the year.
Dinner is served at 7:00 pm. The dinner bell is sounded for lunch and dinner.
We hope this information has been helpful and we want your visit to be memorable. We encourage you to review "Safety Rules" posted on the menu, as well as other links throughout this site.


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This 70-year-old woman presented with an ill-fitting upper full denture and a lower removable partial. Examination also revealed worn down lower front teeth and a reverse smile line. To properly restore her teeth, porcelain veneers are first constructed.
Post-op photo: each front tooth has an increase in length of 1.5-2.0 mm. Observe the overall improved esthetics and alignment. Phase II treatment includes the construction of an upper full denture and a lower metal-free removable partial.
Post-op photo: the metal-free partial blends in well with the six porcelain veneers. Upper full denture is constructed to re-establish patient's proper vertical dimension.


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Oakdale will be accepting resumes for a bi-vocational pastor through June 30, 2019. Send resume and cover letter to: Attn: Pastor Search Committee, Oakdale Baptist Church, PO Box 878, Benson, NC 27504.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, faithful, born again believer of Jesus Christ who has a passion and heart for teaching the Word of God to our middle and high school students and equipping them to apply it to their everyday lives. He must possess blameless character with a commitment to integrity. He must have technical knowledge and provide support for the church office personnel. Salary-$20,000-$25,000 per year depending on qualifications. We are excited for what God has in store for our students and church family. Please send resume to antiochyouthsearch@gmail.com.
First Baptist Church of Four Oaks - Youth Minister (part time).
HCBC is seeking a full-time Senior Pastor who loves the Lord and who is called by God to our church in Zebulon, NC. Our church has an average Sunday attendance of approximately 100. Hales Chapel desires to grow in the Word and to Glorify God through reaching the lost and teaching the saved. We desire a mission oriented, both in the community and world, Pastor who will shepherd the congregation while speaking the entire truth of the Bible through expository preaching and one who seeks to glorify God in all he does. They can send their resumes along with cover letter and unofficial transcript to haleschapelbaptistpastorsearch@gmail.com.
Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church in Pine Level NC is looking for a part-time Youth/Children's Minister to serve the Church. Salary Negotiable. Please forward resumes to Church office at plbc01@bellsouth.net or mail to Pine Level Missionary Baptist Church, PO Box 340 Pine Level, NC 27568.
Calvary Baptist Church, Dunn - c/o Pastor Search Committee, 283 NC Hwy 55, Dunn, NC 28334.
Mule City Cowboy Church, Four Oaks - c/o Pastor Search Committee, PO Box 816, Benson, NC 27504.
Kenly Missionary Baptist Church Childcare Center - Lead teachers and support staff.
Application & requirements can be found at childcare.kenlybaptist.com or the church office located at 1730 NC Hwy 222 West, Kenly, or call 919-284-6111.
We have a private page our churches can access to look through current resumes. If you would like us to include your resume and cover letter, email us at jbaoffice@me.com. Please make sure your document is submitted in Word or pdf format. We require resume and cover letter.